The son of an Austin-area jeweler and the teen’s girlfriend are charged with hiring someone to kill his father, who was gunned down in March during a home invasion, authorities said Wednesday.

Nicolas Patrick Shaughnessy and Jaclyn Alexa Edison, who are 19 years old and live together in College Station, were arrested Tuesday for criminal solicitation to commit capital murder, Travis County sheriff’s officials said. They remained in jail Wednesday, with Shaughnessy’s bond set at a $3 million and Edison’s at $1 million. Neither had an attorney listed in online jail records.

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According to investigators, Shaughnessy’s mother, Corey Shaughnessy, called 911 in the early morning hours of March 2 to report an intruder in the home of her and her husband, Theodore Shaughnessy. Deputies sent to the home found Theodore Shaughnessy dead with multiple gunshot wounds. A family dog was also killed. Authorities said the plot called for Corey Shaughnessy to be killed as well, but she was physically unharmed.

According to the Austin American-Statesman, shortly after the attack, deputies put out word that the suspect may have been wounded in the incident. Both Corey and Theodore Shaughnessy were armed.

Theodore Shaughnessy had heard a noise and grabbed his handgun before going to investigate. A short time later, Corey Shaughnessy heard gunshots.

When the suspect entered the bedroom and opened fire at her, she shot back until she ran out of ammunition. She then hid in the closet and called 911.

When dispatchers asked her to leave the closet and open the door for deputies, she discovered her husband unresponsive on the kitchen floor.

The shooter hasn’t been caught, but sheriff’s spokeswoman Kristen Dark said in a statement that detectives “are following new leads in the case.” She declined to elaborate when later reached by phone.

Theodore Shaughnessy was the owner of Gallerie Jewelers in Austin. The company had posted on its Facebook page in late April that, “We are happy to announce that Nicolas, Ted’s son, will be carrying on his legacy here at Gallerie.”

An obituary for the elder Shaughnessy published in the Austin American-Statesman said he was “a proud father to his son, Nicolas.”

Nicolas Shaughnessy drove several hours to his parents' home when he heard the news of his father's death. A detective at the scene noted that Nicolas Shaughnessy showed no emotion and seemed unconcerned about his mother.

"He told me his father passed away and I expressed my condolences," said Miller. "And something that I found a little odd was he sent me the police report in Austin of what happened and basically told me his father was murdered."

Miller noted the death "didn't seem to faze him."

The next day, Nicolas Shaughnessy reportedly asked a friend if he wanted to see pictures of the crime scene. He also joked that he had been "demoted" from being a person of interest because police had returned his cell phone.

In the months before the shooting, Nicolas Shaughnessy approached multiple people asking if they were willing to be paid to kill someone, investigators allege in an arrest affidavit.

The young man reportedly offered a woman working at his apartment complex “$20,000 a head,” plus a $15,000 incentive.

He estimated that he’d receive some $8 million from the life insurance policies for his parents, from the sale of their home and the sale of the jewelry store.

Additionally, detectives found .380-caliber casings at the crime scene. Investigators discovered a box of .380-caliber ammunition at the defendants' apartment, with multiple rounds missing.

Investigators also believe Shaughnessy's parents' home alarm system was accessed remotely from Shaughnessy's computer in College Station. Someone had logged into the system and deleted footage from the security cameras.

Police found a computer in Shaughnessy's apartment that contained conversations between him and Edison that suggested they were trying to find someone to kill his parents.

“These allegations are not consistent in any way with the young man we have come to know. Nick has been living with his mother since this tragedy occurred. Ms. Shaughnessy stands firmly behind her son. We will review the evidence as it becomes available to us,” Minton and Flores said.